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Application of Internet of Things in Agroecosystems

edited by

Jianmin Gao

and

Min Dai

submission deadline 1 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2785 | Submission Open

Keywords: Internet of Things (IoT); precision agriculture; automated disease control; smart irrigation systems; sensor networks; machine learning; digital twin; deep learning; precision spraying

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Viral Diseases and the Threats of Their Arthropod Vectors to Crop Health: Surveillance, Detection, and Early-Warning Systems

edited by Zuqing Hu, Huiyan Zhao and

Lei Zhao

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8737 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant virus; arthropod vectors; interaction mechanism; surveillance; detection; early warning; genome sequencing technology; nucleic acid amplification methods; epidemiological modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Role of Plant Growth-Promoting Microbes in Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

Luciano Kayser Vargas

and Marco Antonio Nogueira

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5005 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant-growth promotion; microbial ecology; nitrogen fixation; biocontrol; nutrient solubilization; synthetic communities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Heavy Metal Pollution and Prevention in Agricultural Soils

edited by

Bo Xu

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3768 | Submission Open

Keywords: heavy metals; accumulation; translocation; agricultural soil; soil remediation; hazards and impacts; crops

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Integrated Pest Management for Invasive Species in Fresh Fruit Production Systems

edited by

Nikolaos Papadopoulos

Andrea Sciarretta

and Slawomir A. Lux

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1610 | Submission Open

Keywords: invasive pests; integrated pest management; fruit flies; perennial crops; fruit trees; fresh fruit commodities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Long-Term Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in Agroforestry

edited by Sadikshya R. Dangi,

Javier M. Gonzalez

and Maria Isidória Silva Gonzaga

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop selection; cultivar development; environmental impacts; sustainable agricultural; urban agriculture; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

The Future of Farming: Exploring Vertical Farming and Urban Agricultural Biosystems

edited by Rosa Maria Fanelli

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 377 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop selection; cultivar development; environmental impacts; sustainable agricultural; urban agriculture; vertical farming

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Genetics and Breeding of Field Crops in the 21st Century

edited by

Ioannis N. Xynias

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 14 articles | Viewed by 20666 | Submission Open

Keywords: yield; quality; food supply; climate change; sustainable agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Advanced Research on Diagnosis and Biological Control of Crop Diseases

edited by Yi Cheng and

Xiaofeng Su

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8261 | Submission Open

Keywords: molecular identification; sustainable crop protection; diagnostic and detection; high-throughput identification; mechanisms; biological control; crop disease

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Cultivation and Utilization of Herbal and Aromatic Plants

edited by

Magdalena Walasek-Janusz

Gianluca Caruso

and

Otilia Cristina Murariu

submission deadline 20 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 230 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant species and varieties; organic herbal cultivation; crop systems; innovative strategies to enhance product quality; chemical compounds; essential oils; bioactive substances; biological activity; processing of aromatic plants

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Shaping the Future of Plant Breeding: Harnessing Phenomic and Genomic Insights for Disease Resistance

edited by

Jianping Wang

, Donna K. Harris, Bikash Ghimire and Bochra Amina Bahri

submission deadline 21 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 257 | Submission Open

Keywords: GWAS; QTL mapping; fine mapping; marker-assisted selection; genomic selection; genome editing; high-throughput phenotyping; CRISPR/Cas9; gene pyramiding; disease-resistance breeding

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

A Circular Economy: Chemical, Microbiological and Environmental Implications of Mineral and Organic Fertilizers Use in Soils

edited by

Monika Mierzwa-Hersztek

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 29 articles | Viewed by 64015 | Submission Open

Keywords: circular economy; organic matter; nutrients; plant quality; exogenic organic matter; soil improvers; waste management; ecological risk assessment; microorganisms; enzymatic activity; soil pollution

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Towards Sustainability of Controlled Environment Agriculture: Vertical Farms vs. Greenhouses

edited by

Shumei Zhao

and

Weitang Song

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16570 | Submission Open

Keywords: vertical farms; greenhouses; sustainability; intelligent agriculture; low-carbon technologies; facility management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Humic Substances: Chemistry and Multidimensional Role in Agricultural Systems and Pollution Management

edited by

Maria Roulia

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 15428 | Submission Open

Keywords: humic substances; humic acid; fulvic acid; humin; soil; water quality; pollutant sequestration; organic/inorganic nutrients; plant growth; waste management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Innovative Hydrothermal Systems to Valorize Agricultural Residuals for Sustainable Crop Production and Environmental System

edited by

Changyoon Jeong

, Nicole Berge,

Sunyoung Bae

Kyoung S. Ro

and Judy Ann Libra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 14855 | Submission Open

Keywords: hydrothermal carbonization; carbon sequestration; environmental pollution; sustainable agriculture; greenhouse gas emission; water quality; recycling biomass; carbon-based materials

Effects of the Soil Microbiome on Nutrient Cycling and Soil Health in Agroecosystems

edited by Hui Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 13286 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil biodiversity; soil food web; soil microbiomes; soil health; nutrient cycling; agricultural practices; agroecosystems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Agroecology Innovation: Achieving System Resilience)

Recent Advances in Legume Crop Protection

edited by Kai Li,

Yu Gao

and

Zhaofeng Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12147 | Submission Open

Keywords: resistance breeding; resistance gene mining; induced resistance; legume viruses; malignant weed; insect ecology; plant disease and pest detection and modeling; plant disease and pests; biological control; chemical control; physical and mechanical control; pesticide resistance management; integrated pest management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Genetic and Molecular Research on Rice Grain Yield

edited by

Yu-Jun Zhu

Zhen-Hua Zhang

and

Chaolei Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9722 | Submission Open

Keywords: rice yield-related traits; GWAS; QTLs mapping; map-based cloning; multi-omics; marker-assisted selection; genome editing

Adaptive Evolution in Weeds: Molecular Basis and Management

edited by

Shouhui Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9223 | Submission Open

Keywords: weed; adaptive evolution; seed dormancy; germination behavior; population dynamics; herbicide resistance; stress tolerance; weed management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

Nematode Diseases and Their Management in Crop Plants

edited by

Isabel Luci Pisa Mata da Conceição

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9108 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop production; crop protection; integrated pest management; nematode diseases; pest control; plant-parasitic nematodes

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

The Impact of Mulching on Crop Production and Farmland Environment

edited by Jixiao Cui, Wen-Qing He and Yingxing Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8922 | Submission Open

Keywords: plastic film mulching; straw mulching; soil surface mulching; organic mulching; microplastic; crop production; farmland environment; soil ecology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Water Saving in Irrigated Agriculture: Series II

edited by

Jose Manuel Gonçalves

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7026 | Submission Open

Keywords: irrigation water demand management; soil water management; irrigation scheduling tools; water harvesting; irrigation system improvement; rice irrigation; precision irrigation; optimization of irrigation water productivity; remote sensing applied to irrigation management; use of non-conventional water for irrigation; conjunctive use of surface and underground water; public– private partnership for irrigation scheme development and management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Smart Farming Technologies for Sustainable Agriculture—2nd Edition

edited by

and

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6564 | Submission Open

Keywords: smart farming technologies; precision agriculture; digitalization; sensors; internet of things; decision support systems; indicators; sustainable agriculture and agri-food value chains; sustainability assessment; sustainability impacts

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Water and Fertilizer Regulation Theory and Technology in Crops

edited by Dongmei Qiao, Qingfeng Miao and

Hao Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6229 | Submission Open

Keywords: water and fertilizer; agronomy; physiology; yield; quality; drought; salinity; artificial intelligence; remote sensing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Imaging Technology for Detecting Crops and Agricultural Products—3rd Edition

edited by

Ahmed Kayad

and

Ahmed Rady

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5837 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital agriculture; remote sensing; weed detection; drone; RGB imaging; thermal imagery; object detection; hyperspectral imaging; machine learning; deep learning; Artificial intelligence; Industry 4.0; Agriculture 4.0; IoT

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Advances in Agricultural Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow

edited by Manuel Moya Ignacio and Desirée Rodríguez-Robles

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5711 | Submission Open

Keywords: technology; energy; mechanization; automation; construction; environmental sustainability; greenhouse; irrigation; crop and animal production

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Responses of Forage Crops to Environmental Stresses and Stress Alleviating Strategies

edited by

Chuan-Jie Zhang

, Qiang Zhou and

Xue-Yang Min

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4748 | Submission Open

Keywords: abiotic stresses; alleviating effect; biostimulants; crop quality; forage crops; plant growth

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Soil Organic Matter and Tillage

edited by

Cledimar Rogerio Lourenzi

Arcângelo Loss

and

Heike Knicker

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4131 | Submission Open

Keywords: conventional tillage; reduced tillage; no-till systems; soil health; agricultural sustainability; crop residue management; long-term studies; soil fertility; soil structure; environmental impact

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Application of Nanomaterials for Diseases and Pest Control in Agriculture

edited by

Soledad García-Morales

and Rebeca G. Betancourt-Galindo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4058 | Submission Open

Keywords: nano-agrochemicals; nanopesticides; nano-protect

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Influence of Land Use Patterns on Soil Physical Quality

edited by

Wei Zhao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3992 | Submission Open

Keywords: land use patterns; soil physical quality; soil health; land use change; soil degradation; conservation practices; soil conservation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Keeping Nutrients in the Soil: The Challenges, Benefits and Trade-Offs

edited by Shuangyi Li and Yalong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3904 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil; nutrients; benefits; health; fertilization; agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Farming Sustainability)

Novel Studies in High-Performance and Precision Plant Protection Products Application—2nd Edition

edited by

Changling Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3676 | Submission Open

Keywords: PPP precision application; atomization; volatilization; spray deposition; spray drift; control efficacy; boom sprayer; air-blast sprayer; manned agricultural aircraft; unmanned aerial spraying system (UASS)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Precision and Digital Agriculture)

Effect of Brackish and Marginal Water on Irrigated Agriculture

edited by

Alexsandro Oliveira Da Silva

and Ênio Farias de França e Silva

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3615 | Submission Open

Keywords: salinity; water use efficiency; low-quality water; irrigation management; water reuse

(This special issue belongs to the Section Water Use and Irrigation)

Research Progress and Application Prospect of Medicinal Plants—Volume II

edited by

Marcus Tullius Scotti

Luciana Scotti

and

Eugene Muratov

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3585 | Submission Open

Keywords: medicinal plants; diseases; drugs; natural products; pharmacological activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Application of Modern Solutions against Plant Viral Disease

edited by

Xuefeng Yuan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3199 | Submission Open

Keywords: plant viral diseases; modern solutions; molecular diagnostics; genetic resistance; nanotechnology in agriculture; data analytics; disease management; sustainable agriculture; crop resilience

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Genetic Identification and Characterisation of Crop Agronomic Traits and Stress Resistance—2nd Edition

edited by

Niharika Sharma

Jayakumar Bose

and

Kalenahalli N. Yogendra

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3140 | Submission Open

Keywords: agronomic traits; crop improvement; breeding; abiotic/biotic stress; genetic characterisation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Crop Breeding and Genetics)

Regulatory Mechanism of Growth Regulators on Crop Growth and Development: 2nd Edition

edited by

Allan Klynger Da Silva Lobato

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2652 | Submission Open

Keywords: brassinosteroids; chemical elements; gasotransmitters; microorganisms; phytohormones; plant growth regulators; neurotransmitters

(This special issue belongs to the Section Plant-Crop Biology and Biochemistry)

Decoding Plant–Pathogen Interactions: Unraveling Signaling and Defense Mechanisms

edited by

Violetta Katarzyna Macioszek

and

Andrzej K. Kononowicz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2471 | Submission Open

Keywords: biotic stress; plant pathogens; defense response; signal transduction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

High-Voltage Plasma Applications in Agriculture

edited by

Kazunori Koga

, Takamasa Okumura,

Vida Mildažienė

, Katsuyuki Takahashi and

Koichi Takaki

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2291 | Submission Open

Keywords: plasma; high voltage; seed germination; seedling growth; plant hormone control; bacteria inactivation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Soil Health Restoration and Management: Application and Perspectives in Nature-Based Solutions

edited by

Francesca Vannucchi

and Cristina Macci

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2093 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; soil carbon sequestration; sustainable agriculture; soil organic matter; carbon and nutrient cycles; soil function; soil health indicators; microbial diversity and activity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Innovations in Green and Efficient Cotton Cultivation

edited by Lu Feng,

Lei Zhang

and

Xiao-Fei Li

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1796 | Submission Open

Keywords: green agriculture; sustainable farming; resource-efficient farming; precision agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Adaptations and Responses of Cropping Systems to Climate Change

edited by Shengli Liu, Jing Sun and Zhanbiao Wang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1656 | Submission Open

Keywords: cropping system; climate change; adaptation; food security; crop yield; management practice; soil quality; irrigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Innovative Cropping Systems)

Agricultural Aspects of Medicinal, Aromatic and Spice Plants' Cultivation, Harvest, Processing and Conservation

edited by

Ivan Salamon

and

Milica Aćimović

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1395 | Submission Open

Keywords: agricultural technology and cultivation practices; herbs; harvest; post- harvest; raw material; quality

(This special issue belongs to the Section Horticultural and Floricultural Crops)

Selected Papers from the 4th International Electronic Conference on Agronomy (IECAG 2024)

edited by

José David Flores-Félix

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1335 | Submission Open

Keywords: crop breeding; soil management; sustainable farming; horticulture; grassland; precision agriculture; irrigation advances; crop physiology; beneficial microbes; PGPB

The Formation of Specialized Traits and the Regulation of Directional Development in Forage

edited by

Zhipeng Liu

Tieyuan Liu

and

Dong Luo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1288 | Submission Open

Keywords: forage; stress tolerance; yield traits; quality factors; regulatory mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Integrated Nitrogen Management for Improved Use Efficiency in Agroecosystems

edited by

Peter Omara

and Bee Khim Chim

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1092 | Submission Open

Keywords: nitrogen fertilizers; agroecosystems; nitrogen use efficiency; enhanced fertilizers; precision nitrogen management; cropping systems; integrated nutrient management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Environmentally Friendly Ways to Control Plant Disease

edited by

Eduardo Alves

Maria Isabel Balbi Peña

and

Lijuan Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1077 | Submission Open

Keywords: alternative control; biological control; plant disease; resistance inducers

(This special issue belongs to the Section Pest and Disease Management)

Organic and Organomineral Fertilizers for Sustainable and Circular Agriculture

edited by

Risely Ferraz Almeida

, Roberta Camargos de Oliveira and

Teodor Rusu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1068 | Submission Open

Keywords: soil management; nutrient availability; nutrient use efficiency; microbial communities; fertilization strategies; fertilizer production; composting; organic residues; sustainable agriculture; circular agriculture

(This special issue belongs to the Section Soil and Plant Nutrition)

Enhancement of Grassland Function and Productivity with Legumes and Other Forbs—2nd Edition

edited by

Jennifer MacAdam

and

Benjamin F. Tracy

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1041 | Submission Open

Keywords: pollinator habitat; plant secondary metabolites; soil carbon sequestration; grassland functional groups; cover crops; ley pastures; biological nitrogen fixation; wildflowers; native grasses

(This special issue belongs to the Section Grassland and Pasture Science)

Herbicide Use: Effects on the Agricultural Environment

edited by Edson Santos and Claudinei Da Cruz

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | Submission Open

Keywords: environmental pollution; environmental risks; herbicide application technology; bioremediation; phytoremediation; water quality; weed control; wildlife protection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Weed Science and Weed Management)

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